Frank Pesce
Born: 1946-12-08
• New York City, New York, USA
Frank Pesce (December 8, 1946 – February 6, 2022) was an American film and television actor. Born in New York City, Pesce was the son of two working-class Italian parents.
Pesce started his film career as an extra in The Godfather Part II, and got his first credited role in 1976, in an episode of the television series Police Story. He guest-starred a large number of well-known TV-series, including Knight Rider, Kojak and Matlock, and was a busy character actor in films, notably appearing in Rocky, Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop and Flashdance. He wrote the script of the film 29th Street, based on his own autobiographical experiences. He made his last appearance in 2015, in Creed.
Filmography
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Creed
The Expendables 3
Reach Me
Grudge Match
The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti
Tower Heist
Citizen Jane
Final Approach
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
The Whole Ten Yards
On the Edge
The Joe Spinell Story
Double Take
Black and White
Night Vision
Donnie Brasco
Uncle Sam
Original Gangstas
The Cottonwood
Trapped in Paradise
Seduce Me: Pamela Principle 2
Ice
Another Midnight Run
Mirror Images II
South Beach
Blindsided
Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
The Pamela Principle
In the Shadow of a Killer
29th Street
Steel and Lace
Maniac Cop 2
Bar Girls
Relentless
Lock Up
Hit List
The Cover Girl and the Cop
Cameron's Closet
Midnight Run
Maniac Cop
Beverly Hills Cop II
The Messenger
Hollywood Harry
Top Gun
Beverly Hills Cop
Emergency Room
Eureka
Flashdance
The Big Score
Vigilante
Young Doctors in Love
Marilyn: The Untold Story
Maniac
Defiance
American Gigolo
Killer Fish
Tilt
Paradise Alley
Sorcerer
Rocky